Trump slaps metal tariffs on Brazil, Argentina
United States President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminium imports from the two countries in a measure that shocked South American officials and left them scrambling for answers. In an early-morning tweet, Trump said the tariffs, “effective immediately,” were necessary because “Brazil and Argentina have been […]
Trump says will consider testifying in impeachment hearing
Rasheed Sobowale The United States President, Donald Trump has said Monday that he will testify if summoned by the House Intelligence Committee to testify in his impeachment inquiry. The US President, as usual, made this known to the public in his tweet. According to Mr Trump’s tweet, “…Speaker of the House…Nancy Pelosi, …, suggested on […]
Trump fights back as Democrats intensives impeachment inquiry
The United States President, Donald Trump, launched an attack at Democrats witness through his twitter account. Marie Yovanovitch is a former US Ambassador to Ukraine between 2016 and 2019. She took to the witness stand during the Trump’s impeachment inquiry hearings on Friday. Trump in his tweets challenged the integrity of Yovanovitch. “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch […]
U.S. to export more than $1bn poultry to China
United States poultry exports to China are projected to exceed 1 billion dollars annually as a result of Beijing’s decision to lift a ban on poultry imports from the U.S., the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said. The U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement on Thursday that the U.S. welcomed China’s decision to […]
I told Trump Turkey will proceed with purchase of Russian missile ― Erdogan
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he ruled out dropping the purchase of a Russian missile defence system in a meeting with the American President, Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. “It is out of the question that we abandon the S-400 and turn to the Patriot,” Erdogan told reporters on his flight […]
Erdogan meets Trump at White House at testing time for U.S.-Turkey ties
United States President Donald Trump welcomes Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on Wednesday amidst tensions over Ankara’s incursion into Syria and its purchase of a Russian air defence system. They meet a month after Turkey launched an offensive in north-eastern Syria, which was green-lighted by Trump but triggered a furious backlash in […]
